The colossal skills shortage is one of the greatest problems currently facing Manchester and UK businesses as a whole. Experts believe that employers should be prioritizing the retention and recruitment of older workers as the ever-shrinking talent pool has narrowed further in the wake of Brexit. A recent report from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) found that the number of EU-born workers coming to the UK between the first quarter of 2017 and 2018 fell by 95%.